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Free ConsultationWhether a car can come to a stop is perhaps more important than whether a car can start at all. For example, as people go up the winding roads to Lake Tahoe, they are often more concerned about the ability of their cars to get through the snow then they are of the ability of […]
When a car pulls into a California Smog Check station, up to and including a participant in the STAR Program, the service attendant is required to put the car under a range of tests. Anyone reading this blog is probably a very technical person, much more technical in an automotive and SMOG check sense then […]
Santa Monica, CA – November 15, 2015. Automotive Defense Specialists, a California law firm with top attorneys defending against Bureau of Automotive Repair citations, is proud to announce an informational alert on its blog on controversy surrounding citations on the use of the BAR97 machines vs. the newer OIS machines.
As part of our on-going education of the California SMOG check and STAR program community, we’re publishing some short Q&A on various topics concerning possible Bureau of Automotive Repair issues.
We work with auto repair shops, SMOG check technicians and participants in the Bureau of Automotive Repair‘s STAR program, not just because we recognize the opportunity to help people stand up for their rights in legal proceedings against a government regulatory agency but also because – quite frankly – we love cars. America has had […]
Many SMOG stations and STAR Program participants are expressing concerning over the regulatory environment between the BAR97 machine and the newer OIS (On-board Diagnostic Inspection System) machine, especially controversy as to when each machine is required to be used. In some situations, the Bureau of Automotive Repair can express concerns about the proper or improper use of […]